The Commercial Analyst will be responsible to provide commercial support for the upstream value chain (upstream, midstream and monetization activities) related to the full life cycle development of Shell operated and non-operated assets in Argentina.

The position entails a broad range of activities that include, but are not limited to, managing communications with partners and authorities, coordinate release of reports required as per regulatory framework and contractual commitments, reviewing and preparing documentation related to oil and gas production, transportation, marketing and sales, contract management, and securing permits and authorizations as required for the asset operations.

The Commercial Analyst is accountable to the Commercial Team Lead and will work closely with the Commercial Representatives by support on areas such as the following ones:

Prepare and submit or request and follow-up on rights and obligations related to UTs (host contract/ JOA/ FarmOuts/ ARA) terms and conditions or other agreements entered by Shell as well as those imposed by the regulatory framework.

Support the filing and maintain commercial contracts and obligations and other information as per IM processes.

Consolidate production/sales information for royalty payments and other reporting obligations and communicate it both internally and to partners /authorities as corresponds.

Complete and file regulatory applications for concessions (e.g. transportation), other permits and authorizations, various incentive programs (subsidies) or similar, request subsidy payments, verify accuracy and interact with external/ government stakeholders as needed.

Update and maintain oil and gas volumetric controls and consolidate, track, crosscheck and request operating corrections to compensate for deviations when needed. This involves daily checks, coordination and interaction with midstreamers and 3rd party oil truck, offloading facilities, pipeliners and internal and external stakeholders (JV partners, other 3rd parties).

Monitor and track oil and gas production quality, quantity & delivery/ sales points and review of information offloaded into the system and delivered at the corresponding sales point.

Develop an in-depth understanding of as well as manage the nominations process including follow-up.

Diligent tracking of stock accounting/imbalances of the oil and gas production from a midstream perspective.

Support the preparation of necessary information for invoice requests, review for accuracy, and follow up to ensure payment is made (interact with external and internal clients) to close standard sales life-cycle. Check for accuracy and take corrective actions as required.

Develop a thorough understanding of and monitor changes to gas market regulations in order to maximize revenues. This involves interaction with internal and external industry stakeholders and analysis of the impacts on Shells upstream business.

Track oil and gas prices over time and maintain records of realized price. Develop gas price forecasts based on market conditions and estimates.

Review midstream expenses paid by Shell and to be recovered from the various JVs.

Request rebilling of charges made to Shell entities corresponding to the various JVs.

Work on various optimization projects including upstream governance, sales and transportation data management & control and monetization avenues and share findings to drive improvement.

Overall support to commercial efforts and participate in contract review & sign-off processes.